Wednesday, March 18, 2015

New class scheduled for March 28. It's called "Happy Days". In this class we will make a couple of cards that just make you want to smile!

Here is the first sneak peak: Wishing you . . .

. . . and in the inside of the card.

Classes are usually held the last Saturday of the month. This one is scheduled for March 28 from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at A Place in Time, Kailua. Cost: $23.00 To register for class, you can either email me (click on my picture above and to the left) or call Bill at A Place in Time.

Monday, March 9, 2015

For many years my jade choker necklace has been broken. One or two strings have been worn away and broke. After all, this necklace is at least 30 years old! I had to string it once before (that is, I just tied a knot at one end, strung the beads and tied a knot on the other end and considered it done.

It broke again probably 5 years ago. I bought the string to restrung it but there it just sat. At one time I considered hiring someone to string it but hey, I wasn't about to dish $20 (minimum) when I can use that money for something else.

Today I was determined. Watched a couple of Utubes on beading with string and a couple of hours later . . .

Viola! All strung up and ready to wear again! I'm so excited! I haven't worn this choker necklace in A-G-E-S!!

By the way, did you know that silk string comes with its own needle and the thread does not come off its needle??? Amazing!! Beading has come a l-o-n-g way!!

Friday, March 6, 2015

A butterfly scrap lift of a great birthday card I received from Karen. If I find a picture of Karen's card, I'll post it. Love that I used up some scraps on my table in different ways! Scraps were cut in a rectangular shape. I used a square punch to cut one end to create the banner look. The red card stock was run through a paper crimper. I added yellow mesh tape to the yellow cardstock. I ran the blue cardstock through a border punch. Butterflies by Martha Stewart and Quickutz.